I got the Yak-3-1 and I really like it. It seams more stable than the Z3 when I am behind someones six ready to take the shot. It does take a bit more than the Z3 to turn though.
Firepower of each plane wrt Z3: Zero-III --- 10.0 Yak-3-I --- 9.1 Mustang-II --- 8.9 P38-L-I --- 8.9 BF109-II --- 8.6 Mossie-II --- 8.6 FW-II --- 8.4 Hien-II --- 8.4 Corsair-II --- 8.0 Spitfire-II --- 8.0 Yak-3-II --- 8.0 Zero-II --- 7.7 This is the armor of each plane with respect to P38-I based on Cometti's report: P38-L-I --- 10.0 Mossie-II --- 9.2 Zero-III --- 8.7 BF109-II --- 8.7 Hien-II --- 8.7 Yak-3-I --- 8.2 FW-II --- 8.2 Spitfire-II --- 8.2 Mustang-II --- 7.6 Corsair-II --- 7.6 Yak-3-II --- 7.6 Zero-II --- 6.6 Max speed after burnout and min speed before stall Zero-III --- 640km/hr - 110km/hr Yak-3-I --- 600km/hr - 110km/hr Mustang-II --- 590km/hr - 110km/hr Hien-II --- 590km/hr - 130km/hr FW-II --- 570km/hr - 110km/hr Corsair-II --- 570km/hr - 150km/hr Zero-II --- 570km/hr - 110km/hr Mossie-II --- 550km/hr - 150km/hr Yak-3-II --- 550km/hr - 150km/hr Spitfire-II --- 530km/hr - 130km/hr BF109-II --- 530km/hr - 130km/hr P38-L-I --- 510km/hr - 170km/hr Plane name (market spec in handling): Pitch 5 rev / Roll 10 rev / Yaw 1 rev (5 rev means time taken to complete 5 revolutions). Zero-III (5.0): 17 / 16 / 17 Yak-3-I (4.5): 20 / 18 / 24 Mustang-II (4.5): 20 / 18 / 24 Hien-II (4.5): 21 / 19 / 26 FW-II (4.5): 21 / 18 / 30 Zero-II (4.5): 21 / 18 / 24 BF-II (4.0): 20 / 20 / 28 Yak-3-II (4.5): 21 / 19 / 26 Corsair-II (4.5): 21 / 19 / 26 P38-I (4.0): 22 / 20 / 26 Mossie-II (2.5): 22 / 20 / 28 Spitfire-II (4.0): 22 / 20 / 28 So the best in overall manuverability is Z3 > (Yak3-I = P51) > Z2 > (Hien-II = Corsair = Yak3-II) > (BF = FW) > P38 > (Mossie = Spitfire) . Body length defines the target area. Wingspan is not part of the target according to the game developer. From shortest to longest: Yak3 - 27ft 10in Hien - 29ft 3in BF - 29ft 4in Zero - 29ft 8in Spitfire - 29ft 11in P40 - 31ft 8in Mustang - 33ft 3in FW - 33ft 5in Tempest - 33ft 7in P38 - 37ft 9in Mossie - 44ft 6in Corsair - 46ft 1in After considering all the factors(pitch,roll,yaw,firepower,armor,max speed,min speed,body length), the best dogfighters would rank as follows: Zero-III > (Yak3-I, BF-II, P38-I, Mossie-II) > (Mustang-II, Hien-II, FW-II, P38-II) > (Spitfire-II, Zero-II, Yak3-II, Corsair-II) > (Mustang-I, Tempest-II, Mossie-I) > (P40-I, Tempest-I, Zero-I, Corsair-I, FW-I, Hien-I, BF-I) > (P40-II, Spitfire-I)
P38 The P-38 is my favorite, by far, the armor comes In handy. #1 in a perfect head on pass, the p38 will destroy any plane but the wooden wonder. #2 in the hands of a skilled pilot, the P-38 CAN outurn a Zero, you simply deploy flaps and do an immelman turn. #3 being slower is no disadvantage, I have had several Zeros overshoot me, plus running is for wimps #4 Being painting in Kamikaze colors sounds like bad Ju-Ju to me..... Edit: Also, note the concentrated firepower
